Kou Dong brought the candle flame closer and stared at the paintings on the wall.
The outline of the person in the painting made him feel somewhat familiar. It's just that his face is indifferent, the corners of his lips are slightly pursed, and his eyes are as calm as an ancient well, especially pale and gloomy. After staring into his eyes for a long time, even his mood was unknowingly affected, and he sank down like a heavy weight.
From the other end of the corridor, there was the rustling sound of fabrics, and the slight creaking sound of high-quality cowhide boots stepping on the stairs, as if someone had come up.
Ye Yanzhi's breath came closer, and he quietly blew out the candle, and said in a low voice, "From this side."
They turned to a more hidden staircase, and they didn't know where the staircase led. It spiraled upwards, like the tower of an old castle.
The two poked their heads slightly from the wall and caught a glimpse of a bright red cloak.
It was the Baron who came.
His platinum curly hair was exposed from under the cloak, he stayed outside the room where Koudon lived, and knocked lightly on the door.
He didn't hold a candle, but because his skin was too pale, he was extremely conspicuous in the darkness, but through the moonlight cast from the rose window, he could clearly see his chiseled side face.
Naturally, no one responded. The baron knocked for a few minutes before withdrawing his hand and staring at the door.
Kou Dong just wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, but found that the other party was holding something in his hand—like a key.
Immediately afterwards, he smoothly inserted the key into the lock, twisted it slightly, and opened the door.
Kou Dong's heart skipped a beat, and he exchanged a glance with Ye Yanzhi.
None of them expected that NPCs could enter and exit their rooms without hindrance.
This also means that the room is not safe either—the ghost knows if this group of vampires are so hungry at night, they will get up from their hearts and bite him in the room.
Fearing that the baron would find out that something was wrong and go out to look for it, the two of them didn't stay on the stairs for long. The previous candle has been blown out, and the eyes are pitch black, and the outline cannot be discerned.
Kou Dong couldn't help hesitating when he went down the stairs. He stretched out his feet and carefully tested the edge.
—If he falls, he may become the first player in the game to be killed.
It's also in the history books.
Ye Yanzhi's breath came over, and he didn't say a word, but silently clenched his hands tightly, letting him bear the weight of his body, assume the role of the leader, and lead him down.
"..."
Kou Dong was a little surprised, and glanced at the other party, only to realize that the vampire's eyes might be able to see at night. The baron who knocked on the door just now did not hold a candle in his hand.
The stairs are so long that there is almost no end in sight. Each stone step is high and steep, and Xuxu can only place one sole of his foot sideways.
He could only rely on Ye Yanzhi.
There seemed to be the baron's indistinct voice above, but the two could no longer hear them clearly. People's thoughts in the dark are also complicated, slid here and there like stepping on an ice cube, Kou Dong supported Ye Yanzhi's arm, feeling the lines under his hand, he couldn't help being a little absent-minded.
The opponent's arm is not thick, but strong and powerful. Kou Dong and Ye Yanzhi have already laid on the same bed, and he knows that the other person is the kind of body that looks thin and fleshy when he takes off his clothes, covered with a thin layer of muscles smoothly, which is exactly what he wants to have.
Unlike himself, his hair is not thick, and he looks like a white chicken when he takes off his clothes...
He was thinking, but his feet slipped suddenly, and he almost slipped down the steps. Fortunately, Ye Yanzhi reacted quickly, as if he was always paying attention to his movements, he grabbed his waist and pulled him back.
"What are you thinking?" The young man's voice was flat, but it seemed a little more gentle than in the daytime. "Be careful."
Kou Dong also lowered his voice: "Shall we go down?"
I don't know where the end is, so rushing around in the castle like this is actually quite risky.
"No," Ye Yanzhi said, "Let's go underground. There should be no one there."
Kou Dong: "...?"
Ye Yanzhi: "I asked them when I was waiting outside the door. There is the kitchen."
He glanced at the young man beside him.
"Aren't you hungry?"
Kou Dong: "..."
He just remembered that he didn't eat anything after entering the game.
It would be a lie to say that he wasn't hungry, but watching the scene where people were raw and eating blood somewhat dilutes his appetite. When it was brought up at this moment, the stomach seemed to have just remembered that it was empty, and immediately cried out aggrieved.
There was a smile in Ye Yanzhi's eyes, and Kou Dong held his stomach, feeling rather resentful that iron can't be made into steel.
It's too incompetent, if you don't eat, you will scream!
Can't you learn bigu
only…
He hesitated, "Would it be too hasty to go find something to eat on the first day?"
Shouldn't you be looking for clues
Ye Yanzhi glanced at him in the dark and said, "Those are not as important as you."
What a filial child!
The old father was so happy, he touched his nose, and was about to say something when he saw the young man bent his long legs and squatted down in front of him.
This is obviously a posture for him to go up.
Kou Dong didn't move, and said modestly: "This is not very good, I am serious."
He is not the kind of parent who oppresses his children.
There seemed to be helplessness in Ye Yanzhi's voice.
"Not yet?" He paused, then added, "Dad?"
This sentence of "father" completely made Kou Dongle happy, and he didn't care whether to squeeze or not, so he jumped on the opponent's back. Ye Yanzhi supported him firmly, carried him on his back, and taught him to wrap his arms around his neck.
In this way, they only need Ye Yanzhi's eyes to see the road clearly. The walking speed of the two suddenly accelerated. The vampire's body was slender and strong, and he carried Kou Dong as easily as if he was carrying a noodle bag, and walked down with his long legs.
The further you go down, the more you can feel a strange sense of dampness. It seemed that something like a mist rushed towards them, almost sticking their pores.
"tick-"
"tick-"
The monotonous and repetitive sound of the water gradually became clearer. It's just that the sound was not as crisp as the usual sound of water, but rather viscous, and when it fell, it made a slight, elongated puffing sound.
They were already approaching the basement.
Ye Yanzhi's throat became thirsty little by little, and finally it ached like a fire. This unexpected burning sensation made him aware that something was wrong, and before he could speak, Kou Dong on his back had already opened the basement door.
At that moment, the oncoming bloody smell made both of their heads faint—
Kou Dong: "..."
Ye Yanzhi: "..."
They finally realized what was wrong.
Where is an ordinary kitchen in this old castle—this is the kitchen of the vampires!
How can the food of the blood race be normal food
In front of the eyes are densely packed with people.
Their feet were hanging down, their bodies were hung high, their wrists were tightly bound with ropes, and they were fixed to the wall. They were bleeding drop after drop, and the cut wounds seemed to never heal. The sound of water droplets heard just now probably came from this.
Kou Dong looked at the shoes hanging in front of him, the little appetite just now had disappeared completely, and he couldn't help saying quietly: "I'm really losing weight."
Not only can't eat anything, it even makes people want to vomit.
Ye Yanzhi hummed lightly, feeling a little regretful.
"Let's go up."
"No hurry," Kou Dong said, thinking of something, got off his back, "We still have a friend who writes letters, let's see if we can find it."
That friend named Serin was the opportunity to attract him, and he should also be a key NPC.
Kou Dong then cleared his throat and whispered, "Serin? Serin?"
"..."
None of the hanging people responded. Everyone's face was pale and bloodless, and their eyes were tightly closed. Occasionally, there are two eyes open, and their eyes are not focused at all, as if they are floating in the air.
Most of them looked dazed and dull, and there was no response even when they stretched out their hands to push. Ye Yanzhi frowned, but saw many blood holes on their necks.
Those holes are all in pairs, sharp, and have already turned blue-purple.
—It was obviously left by the fangs of the vampires.
The flesh of the blood race can help repair, but what hangs in the kitchen should be some low-grade ingredients, and no blood race is willing to do so. Their wounds had been exposed for a long time, and even the blue blood vessels were protruding from the suction, making them look particularly ferocious.
Kou Dong called out two more times, and simply went to look for them one by one. He skipped over those women, looking for young men around his own age, and finally when he searched for a brown-haired young man, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket, with the English word "Salin" embroidered on it.
Ye Yanzhi probed his breath and said in a low voice, "He's still alive."
It's just that the person lost consciousness, and I don't know whether it was frightened or due to excessive blood loss.
He took a glass of ice water from the side and poured it all over the young man's face, and finally saw a gap in the eyes opened. Serin slowly opened his eyes, seeing the face in front of him, he couldn't feel his body trembling.
"Is it you," he said in a low voice, full of disbelief, wanting to reach out and touch Kou Dong's face, "my friend?"
Ye Yanzhi, who was standing next to him, had a cold face. Seeing that he was about to touch her, he slapped his hand away.
Serin didn't pay attention either. In fact, after he saw Kou Dong, he didn't see another person in his eyes—he just stared at Kou Dong, and said earnestly, "Why are you here! I only entrust my wife and daughter to you. You, I told you never to set foot here—"
This looks like a normal NPC.
Kou Dong also looked back at the other party, and his voice was equally emotional: "My friend! How can I not be worried when I see a letter like yours!"
... I can't think of it, but I want to get off the carriage and run away, and the system must be willing...
Celin's eyes were moist. He said excitedly: "My friend, how did you find me?"
Kou Dongxin said, how else can I find it? I went to the wrong way to find food.
Without changing his face or beating his heart, he nonsense: "I found out that you are locked up here, and I came here to rescue you at night!"
He also moistened his eyes and grabbed the NPC's hand.
Ye Yanzhi, who knew the inside story: "..."